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Valparaiso football money

In 2024-25, Valparaiso football brought in $1.6 million and spent $1.6 million, the 118th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $390,000 for each of its 4 wins. 132 players were on the roster, with 8 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $857,0002012: expenses $857,000’122013: revenue $1.2 million2013: expenses $1.2 million2014: revenue $1.1 million2014: expenses $1.1 million’142015: revenue $1.1 million2015: expenses $1.1 million2016: revenue $1.1 million2016: expenses $1.1 million’162017: revenue $1.3 million2017: expenses $1.3 million2018: revenue $1.2 million2018: expenses $1.2 million’182019: revenue $1.2 million2019: expenses $1.2 million2020: revenue $942,0002020: expenses $889,000’202021: revenue $1.3 million2021: expenses $1.2 million2022: revenue $1.6 million2022: expenses $1.6 million’222023: revenue $1.5 million2023: expenses $1.5 million2024: revenue $1.6 million2024: expenses $1.6 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $1.6M)

Beside the Pioneer Football League, 2024-25

7th of 10 in revenue
  1. Davidson$3.4M / $2.6M
  2. San Diego$2.4M / $2.4M
  3. St. Thomas (MN)$2.3M / $2.3M
  4. Marist$2.3M / $2.3M
  5. Presbyterian$1.8M / $1.8M
  6. Morehead State$1.6M / $1.7M
  7. Valparaiso$1.6M / $1.6M
  8. Butler$1.5M / $1.4M
  9. Drake$1.5M / $1.5M
  10. Dayton$0.5M / $2.2M

Each member’s football revenue (the thick bar) and expenses (the thin one under it) that year, as the schools reported them; schools count revenue differently.

Against the Pioneer

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Davidson

    $3.4M in 24–⁠25

  2. San Diego

    $2.4M in 24–⁠25

  3. St. Thomas (MN)

    $2.3M in 24–⁠25

  4. Marist

    $2.3M in 24–⁠25

  5. Presbyterian

    $1.8M in 24–⁠25

  6. Morehead State

    $1.6M in 24–⁠25

  7. Valparaiso

    $1.6M in 24–⁠25

  8. Butler

    $1.5M in 24–⁠25

  9. Drake

    $1.5M in 24–⁠25

  10. Dayton

    $0.5M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $4.5M), for the programs in the Pioneer this season, most revenue first; Valparaiso in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$1.6M$1.6M4–⁠7–⁠1$0.4M118 of 1221328
2023-24$1.5M$1.5M3–⁠8$0.5M118 of 1201227
2022-23$1.6M$1.6M5–⁠7$0.3M117 of 1221176
2021-22$1.3M$1.2M4–⁠7$0.3M116 of 11911810
2020-21$0.9M$0.9M4–⁠2$0.2M96 of 10110110
2019-20$1.2M$1.2M1–⁠11$1.2M111 of 1179610
2018-19$1.2M$1.2M2–⁠9$0.6M112 of 1151087
2017-18$1.3M$1.3M6–⁠5$0.2M108 of 1131068
2016-17$1.1M$1.1M4–⁠7$0.3M110 of 1131078
2015-16$1.1M$1.1M1–⁠9$1.1M110 of 113968
2014-15$1.1M$1.1M3–⁠8$0.4M108 of 11210410
2013-14$1.2M$1.2M1–⁠10$1.2M105 of 1121148
2012-13$0.9M$0.9M1–⁠10$0.9M111 of 11410310

As Valparaiso University reports them to the US Department of Education under the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (ope.ed.gov/athletics). Schools count revenue differently (some include institutional support), so compare with care. “Spent a win” is the year’s football expenses over that season’s wins. Rank is football revenue among programs in the same division that season. Browse every school’s in the data.